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Will Upgrading From 2GB of RAM to 4GB of RAM Make XP Boot Faster?

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megamanx00   09-27-2009 at 12:51:18 AM
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Usually no, unless you actually have so much crap going on during startup that the swap file is heavily used.

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godbrother   09-27-2009 at 01:38:47 AM
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Hmm, what actaully makes an OS boot faster? The CPU?

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jitpublisher   09-27-2009 at 01:44:16 AM
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CPU, Harddrive, (A fast drive, or a SSD will make a big difference, especially a SSD) and Memory (If you don't have enough, for XP 2 gig is enough.)

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godbrother   09-27-2009 at 02:41:35 AM
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Alright, thanks :)

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Silver Motherboards badge mongox   09-27-2009 at 08:54:25 AM
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Going from 512MB to 2GB of RAM makes a big difference - not from 2 to 4GB.

The biggest roadblock to booting fast is things being run that don't need to be run. All the junk in Startup folder and listed in the Registry. Gotta keep an eye on that closely. Before getting rid of anything, gotta identify it, make a copy of the instructions before removing.

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